Beiyang reactionaries

So Yang Yongtai's opinion is stable.

Anyway, this matter can't be said to be serious.Since the Xinhai Year, many warlords have been involved in the opium trade.Seriously speaking, who is more innocent and who is cleaner.

As a warning, let these people restrain themselves and end these transactions quietly.

Duan Xun nodded.

This is the biggest problem for a literati like Yang Yongtai.They're smart, they're powerful, and they're politically savvy.But there are many shortcomings in their courage.

In the beginning, Yang Yongtai encouraged Duan Xun to use opium to clean up the relationship behind him.But when he saw so many big figures involved behind him, Yang Yongtai immediately became afraid and flinched immediately.This is not Yang Yongtai alone, but many political science officials headed by Yang Yongtai, a common problem of those technocrats.

Lack of courage.

But people are like this, with advantages and disadvantages.

Turning his head to Dong Kang, Director of the Ministry of Justice, Liang Hongzhi, Chief Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and Weng Jingtang, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office, he said, "What do you think?"

"Prime Minister, I wonder if we can investigate more."

Dong Kang also gave an ambiguous answer.

The cabinet vice-premiers Dai Kan and Wang Yongjiang didn't speak, and Yang Yongtai, Duan Xun's most trusted cabinet secretary-general, said so. Of course, an old fox like Dong Kang would not speak his mind casually.

"Prime Minister, I think we should be cautious about such a big case."

This is especially true for Liang Hongzhi.

Liang Hongzhi had been observing Duan Xun, but he didn't see Duan Xun's attitude.Duan Xun seems to agree with Yang Yongtai's statement.But when I asked for the opinion of the judiciary, it seemed that I didn't quite agree with it.

Anyway, Liang Hongzhi couldn't judge.

Since he couldn't judge Liang Hongzhi, he would play tricks.Before confirming Duan Xun's thoughts, a cunning politician like Liang Hongzhi would never make some affirmative statements.

Hearing Dong Kang and Liang Hongzhi's statement, Duan Xun still nodded.

Neither for nor against.Looking at Dai Kan and Wang Yongjiang, I found that they were still frowning.But Yan Huiqing lowered his head and didn't want to get involved in this topic at all.

"Prime Minister, I don't think that's right."

At this time, one person speaks in a full-fledged manner, breaking the situation in one fell swoop.Duan Xun turned his head to look at Weng Jingtang with a half-smile.In the current place, Weng Jingtang has the lowest status and lowest rank.

The ones sitting here are not the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Chief of the Cabinet, the Chief of Staff of the Cabinet, and the Chief Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office.Weng Jingtang, the deputy chief prosecutor of the prosecutor's office, has the lowest rank.

But his voice is the loudest.

"Prosecutor Weng, tell me."

"Yes."

Weng Jingtang has a tough temper and a straight temper, but he is not a fool.Dai Kan and Wang Yongjiang, two cabinet vice-premiers, kept silent. Yang Yongtai, the cabinet secretary-general, suggested that Duan Xun should make a major incident smaller. Dong Kang and Liang Hongzhi answered ambiguously, but their attitudes were obvious.It's all because too many important people are involved, so I hope Duan Xun will not expand the matter.

Logically speaking, there was no room for Weng Jingtang to speak at this time.

But Weng Jingtang still couldn't help but speak.

"Prime Minister, at present, Chinese opium mainly comes from four places. One is British businessmen smuggled to our country from India, one is French businessmen smuggled to our country from French Indochina, and the other is Japanese businessmen planting a large amount of opium in Kanto State. Opium has spread to us through the northeast. The last one is the opium grown in some provinces in our country, such as Shanxi and southern Zhejiang. In order to completely ban opium in the future, we will face more and more difficulties. Now is the time It's time to strike hard and let everyone know the government's determination."

Yang Yongtai frowned instantly.

Weng Jingtang's words were like laughing at himself.At present, most of the opium traders are British, French, and Japanese businessmen.The Japanese, in particular, wantonly cultivated opium in Kanto Prefecture.One-third of the land in Kanto Prefecture is planted with opium, and then the opium is sold to the Northeast, Shandong, and North China.

Now that some former politicians and soldiers of the Beiyang Army are involved, they dare not do anything.So what do you do in the face of these great powers?

Weng Jingtang's words were like blatant ridicule.

Therefore, Yang Yongtai couldn't help but said: "Procurator Weng, this is not something impulsive, it needs to be cautious. Government work is not what you want, he always has priorities."

angry.

There is a huge difference between a small deputy prosecutor of the prosecutor's office and Yang Yongtai, the secretary general of the cabinet.How can you speak in this place.

Weng Jingtang didn't have any fear because Yang Yongtai was the secretary-general of the cabinet. Instead, he said directly: "Secretary-General Yang, I am a prosecutor, and I only know how to do things according to the law. Trafficking opium is a felony and cannot be punished for any other reason. The reason is to make a big event into a small one.”

Yang Yongtai shook his head.

Weng Jingtang is a stunned young man, arguing with someone like him will only lower his status.So Yang Yongtai didn't continue to argue, but looked at Duan Xun.

Duan Xun was also in a difficult situation.

After thinking for a while, he said to Dai Kan: "Prime Minister Dai, what do you think?"

"Prime Minister, this..."

Dai Kan hesitated.

"Speak straight."

"Prime Minister, many things cannot be looked forward and backward, and require great determination. But it will make it very difficult for the Prime Minister."

Although hesitant, Dai Kan still expressed his attitude.

Check, should check.

A politician must learn to compromise.But any political figure with aspirations should have some principles, some bottom lines, and sometimes courage.In this regard, Yang Yongtai is far inferior to Dai Kan, who has led troops to fight.

But what Dai Kan meant was obvious.

Once checked, Duan Xun will be the most difficult at that time.Because those people are Duan Xun's predecessors in the Beiyang Army.Many of Dai Kan and those who followed Duan Xun to Beijing were not members of the former Beiyang Army.So it has nothing to do with them.Instead, they prefer Duan Xun to deal with those people.

But Duan Xun is different.

As a member of the Anhui Department of the Beiyang Army, the politicians and soldiers of the Beiyang Army will have many embarrassing things.Duan Xun looked at Wang Yongjiang on the other side, and found that Wang Yongjiang also nodded slightly.

Wang Yongjiang is in charge of economic work.

But Wang Yongjiang was also a policeman in his early years, so he should be decisive.I had been frowning before, and I was indeed a little hesitant.But after thinking for a while, he nodded.

Yes.

Those people have a lot of influence, especially in the Beiyang Army system.

But so what.

If even this point is not dared to deal with, then how can the prestige of the government be established.Moreover, Duan Xun and the Beiyang Army are too deeply involved. Taking this opportunity to sort it out is good for Duan Xun and for Duan Xun's camp.

Duan Xun nodded.

Yes.